Month: February 2003

  • Family of electrocuted thief gets $75,000

    Check this out: Family of electrocuted thief gets $75,000 I have no pity for the crook, but might there be an argument that the booby trap posed a danger to police, firefighters, etc? I think not — the clearly posted signs warned them, and if that means that they have to let the place burn…

  • Random clips from the news…

    Story 1: If antiwar protesters succeed Story 2: In Brooklyn, N.Y., Ron Dixon and his family were jolted awake by a noise early one morning. There was a stranger in the house. When Dixon saw the intruder enter his young son’s room, he grabbed his 9 mm pistol, and said to the man, “What are…

  • Book review of "Atlas Shrugged"

    Check out the (very brief) book review of Atlas Shrugged I wrote for my OAC class: “I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” Thus, the hero of Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged chooses…

  • Check out the shirts I

    Check out the shirts I designed for the Objectivist Club.Sample:I got criticized by several people for being “insensitive,” “offensive” and “negative” with my design. I replied “Please explain what you find offensive about the phrase “irrationality will not be tolerated” and what kind of people you think will be offended by that.” Comments?

  • Who's funding the peaceniks?

    Ever notice how the media never mentions what groups are behind the protests? They make it seem like the protesters spontaneously come together in a collective orgy of anti-war sentiment, but as this WSJ editorial points out(subscription required, see one of the peacnik sites for their own list of backers), the case is far from…

  • more stupid tricks by the peaceniks

    …and force us to march in the streets to support Saddam’s regime! PEACE! …let the doves fly! and finally, what the protesters are REALLY about.

  • the peaceniks are at it again…

    Check out this photo of this weekend’s protest in Houston, from the Houston Chronicle. See the token black guy in the center? (Why else do you think the paper choose a photo of him?) That’s none other than Rob, longtime associate of Laurel and I and perhaps the most clueless philosophy major I know. Rob,…

  • A day in the life of…

    Check out the photojournal of my day at A&M! Update: here are some more photos that I didn’t get in yesterdat.

  • Fundies….

    A few days ago, I was feeling argumentative so I sent off a scorching rant to an editorial by “Brother Kelly Boggs” a Creationist pastor (see letter a few blogs below.) I didn’t really do it for their sake, and didn’t expect a reply, but lo and behold, not only did “Brother Kelly” send be…

  • grrr

    Someone stole my bike. They didn’t just steal it, they snatched it between 6 and 8pm from outside my apartment, with me at home, the windows wide open, and my computer playing music. It was a really nice new and expensive bike too, that I had just been getting used to enjoying. I think any…